Goat Cheese Mashed Sweet Potatoes

By courtneyepowell

Ingredients

• 3 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 ounces goat cheese
• 1/2 cup roasted and salted pistachios, coarsely chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• Fresh sage

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

1. Place potatoes in a large saucepan. Add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil and add salt. Reduce heat to medium high and simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender when pierced with a knife, about 10 minutes. Drain and return to the saucepan. Heat 1/2 cup half-and-half and 1/4 cup butter in a glass measuring cup in the microwave 1 minute. Mash half-and-half mixture into the potatoes. Stir in 2 oz. goat cheese.
2. Sprinkle pistachios and fresh sage over potatoes.